Drunk Driving

A 44-year-old Easton man was sent to Northampton County Prison after police caught him driving drunk with two children in the car early Sunday, police said. Mauro Martinez of the 900 block of Spruce Street is charged with two counts each of drunken driving with a juvenile in the vehicle, endangering the welfare of a child and reckless endangerment, and one count of reckless driving. Easton police said they stopped Martinez's car after it crossed a double yellow line on the 900 block of Northampton Street and nearly hit a police vehicle at 12:59 a.m. Sunday. He had children ages 5 and 6 in the car. Police said Martinez performed poorly on field coordination exercises, and a breath...

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